NEAC Members Hold Multiple Events in Support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Oct 20, 2011

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – With October being
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, multiple North Eastern
Athletic Conference (NEAC) member schools are holding various
events throughout the month in an effort to raise awareness and
funds to fight this dreaded disease. Here is a quick look at
the upcoming events around the conference, as well as details on
those that have already occurred:

Cazenovia
College: The Wildcats will host a “Dig
Pink” event on Saturday, October 22, along with SUNY Canton
and conference members Morrisville State College and SUNYIT.
In addition to the Wildcats wearing pink jerseys during those
matches, the event will feature a concession stand and a 50/50
raffle. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Side-Out
Foundation, which was established in 2004 to raise money and
awareness about cancer through the recreational activity of
volleyball. Donations can also be made to Cazenovia’s
Side-Out page, which can be found by clicking here. Full details for Saturday’s
event can be found here.College of Saint
Elizabeth: The Screaming Eagles’
women’s soccer team and the women’s volleyball team
both showed their support for breast cancer awareness by each
hosting a “Think Pink” event. The Eagles soccer
team held a Think Pink Day on Sunday, October 8th when
they hosted fellow conference member Wells College, where they wore
pink jerseys during the contest and wound up with a thrilling 2-1
double-overtime victory. A full recap of that contest can be
found here. The volleyball team held a Think
Pink Night on Tuesday, October 4th when it hosted John
Jay College. The Eagles did not disappoint during the special
night, picking up a 3-0 sweep in front of a home crowd filled with
supportive fans. A full recap of the match can be found here. Gallaudet
University: The Bison participated in the annual
American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) “Dig
Pink” event when they hosted fellow NEAC member Penn State
Harrisburg on Thursday, October 13th. Gallaudet
wore special pink game jerseys during the match to show its support
for the fundraising initiative of the Side-Out Foundation.
Prior to the start of the match, Harrisburg presented Gallaudet
with a generous donation for the Side-Out Foundation as well as a
special pink volleyball that was used for the first point of the
match. A full recap of the event and the match can be found here. Although the event already took
place, donations can still be made to Gallaudet’s Side-Out
Foundation online page that can be found here.

Keuka
College: Students, faculty, and staff from across
the Keuka campus recently created their own version of the Pink
Glove Dance, which was originally created two years ago in support
of breast cancer awareness by Medline Industries, America’s
largest privately held national manufacturer and distributor of
health care supplies and services. Participants were filmed
at various campus locations dancing to singer Katy Perry’s
Firework while wearing pink gloves, pink shirts and pink
feather boas. The video is part of the Medline Pink Glove
Contest, which will reward the top three video winners with
donations in their name to a breast cancer charity of their choice.
The first place recipient will receive $10,000; second place,
$5,000; and third place, $2,000. To view the full story and
the video, as well as find out more information on how to vote for
Keuka’s video, click here.

Lancaster
Bible College: Although the Chargers have no home
events planned this month, their women’s basketball team will
once again hold a Breast Cancer Awareness Night during this
upcoming season. The Chargers will wear pink sneakers and
sell pink T-shirts during the night, with portions of the proceeds
going to the Kay Yow Foundation. The date of the event has
yet to be determined.Morrisville State
College: Throughout the entire month, the Mustang
fall athletic teams have each designated a day in their athletic
schedules to honor the memory of those that have battled breast
cancer and survived, or lost their fight, by wearing special black
and pink jerseys during the contest and donating all game proceeds
to the Carol M. Baldwin Research Fund of CNY. The field
hockey and men’s and women’s cross country teams kicked
things off with events on October 1st, with the football
team following on the 8th and men’s and
women’s soccer choosing the 16th. The
women’s volleyball team will wrap up the events on the
21st when it hosts SUNY Canton. Full details on
Morrisville State’s month-long initiative can be found here.

Penn State
Berks: The Nittany Lions held their second annual
“Dig Pink” match on Wednesday, October 5th
when they hosted DeSales University. The team wore pink
jerseys during the match and also sold Dig Pink T-shirts at the
door, which helped raised $330.50 on the night that was donated to
the Side-Out Foundation. A full recap of the event and the
match can be found here. Although the event has already
taken place, donations can still be made to Berks’ Side-Out
Foundation online page found here.

Penn State
Harrisburg: The Harrisburg women’s soccer
team and Head Coach Mark Brown wore the color pink when they hosted
NEAC member Lancaster Bible College on Saturday, October
8th in support of the Feel Your Boobies
Foundation. Items such as baked goods, drinks, candy and Penn
State Harrisburg shirts were sold at the event, with all proceeds
going to Feel Your Boobies, a Middletown-based organization which
not only raises breast cancer awareness, but educates women about
the importance of self-breast examination. A full
recap of the event and the match can be found here.

SUNY
Cobleskill: Cobleskill held its third annual
campus-wide Breast Cancer Awareness Walk last Friday, which kicked
off the school’s Alumni and Parent Homecoming Weekend.
The walk was sponsored by the school’s senior resident
assistants and led by Cobleskill alumnus and current UPD officer
John Bagdovitz.SUNYIT: The Wildcats
held two events to support breast cancer awareness in the past
week. The SUNYIT men’s soccer team sported pink jerseys
during its match against conference member Lancaster Bible College
last Saturday, which finished in a 2-2 tie and kept the Wildcats
undefeated in conference play at 7-0-1. Additionally, the
women’s volleyball squad held its third annual “Dig
Pink” event this past Tuesday. The Lady Wildcats wore
pink jerseys during their match against the visiting Oswego State
Lakers and auctioned them off directly following the event, which
also included a bake sale, a 5/50 raffle and a Chinese
auction. It was a very successful night for SUNYIT, as the
team earned a 3-1 victory and raised $1200, which will be donated
to the Side-Out foundation. A full recap of the event and the
match can be found here. Although the event already took
place, donations can still be made to SUNYIT’s Side-Out
Foundation online page found here.

Please support the fight against breast cancer by attending any
these upcoming events or by making a donation to any of the
aforementioned Side-Out Foundation pages. Donations can also
be made directly to the National Breast Cancer Foundation through
its website, which can be found here.

The North Eastern Athletic Conference has thirteen NCAA
Division III member institutions which include: Cazenovia College,
College of St. Elizabeth, Gallaudet University, Keuka College,
Lancaster Bible College, Pennsylvania State University - Abington,
Pennsylvania State University - Berks, Pennsylvania State
University -Harrisburg, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Institute of
Technology, SUNY Morrisville State College, Wells College, and
Wilson College. Associate members are: Hilbert College (M
Lacrosse), Medaille College (M&W Lacrosse) and Rutgers
University - Camden (M Golf). The North Eastern Athletic
Conference has partnered with the North Atlantic Conference in the
sports of baseball, women’s lacrosse, and men’s
and women’s tennis.